Keith wrote: ↑October 17th, 2021, 3:42 pm
ronk wrote: ↑October 17th, 2021, 11:55 am
Carbery could be broken, he could be afraid of being broken, he could be having a Madigan regression or he could be struggling with the game-plan. Probably a combination.
This close the the international window you'd have to think that Faz will want to see for himself, especially about the last bit (but also the 2nd as maybe he's holding back). There's just been too much invested in Carbery to not give him a chance.
It would be hard for van Graan to fully drop him before the break due to the political cost, unless Faz is dropping him anyway. (Best case he never gets a favour again, worst case he gets sacked next time he comes under pressure).
Defensive issues aside, is he really playing that bad? I know he's not playing great but the speed in which fans are turning on him is surprising. The criticism seems a bit overboard at the minute.
He is not playing terrible, but is also not playing well enough that you would be confident against difficult opposition.
What concerned me last night was that he seemed unable or unwilling to put good distance on his kicks from hand.
He was gaining little distance on penalties, which means more work for the rest of the team after a lineout.
Nobody can say with certainty that Healy is the answer, but for me both should be given an equal opportunity to become first choice.
I, like everyone in the country, really hope that Joey comes good, as he is needed as much in green as he is in red.
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